Ahh, and here is the third (of four that visit daily). Yesterday, a lovely young buck with 3-point antlers came to check on the situation. He was more shy though. Last year, I was gifted four separate antlers.

Once again, I remind you that this is not a lake (would that it were!). It's a dirty ol' beaver pond, full of stumps and rotten drowned logs, and some kinds of algae, wee fish and froggies. It's 'good eatin' for the local wildlife in springtime, and a never-ending source of wonder for shutterbugs like myself.

We canoe on it once or twice a year, and have found dead critters in it (a muskrat this spring). It is only about 10 feet deep in most parts, except where the beaver have dug the channels deeper. Nature's architects!